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That episode, recorded in the scrawled journals Weil kept since she was a young girl, turns out to be the story of her passionate, disastrous, secret love affair with a celebrated pianistthe affair, in fact, which gave rise to the plot of Vengeance. The novel, which builds from there to a double-twist climax, is fast-paced women's fiction, perfect for book club members and readers everywhere.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50281808199953,"sku":"CIN1610885430G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1610885430.jpg?v=1785885352"},{"product_id":"must-read-well-book-ellen-pall-9781610885423","title":"Must Read Well","description":"Ellen Pall's Must Read Well immerses the reader in an escalating game of cat-and-mouse between two women: a millennial scholar driven to deceit to reach her goals and a frail octogenarian no less capable of deception. 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